FM Preview: Swansea City v Manchester United 23 Dec 2012

Last updated : 22 December 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Swansea City v Manchester United fixture

Swansea City prepare to entertain Manchester United at White Rock Stadium on Sunday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 6 wins out of 9 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at White Rock Stadium was just last season, in November 2011, with Manchester United inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Swans in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sun 06 May Man. Utd. 2 - 0 Swansea City Premier League
2011/2012 Sat 19 Nov Swansea City 0-1 Man. Utd. Premier League
1982/1983 Sat 07 May Man. Utd. 2 - 1 Swansea City First Division
1982/1983 Sat 18 Dec Swansea City 0 - 0 Man. Utd. First Division
1981/1982 Sat 30 Jan Swansea City 2 - 0 Man. Utd. First Division
1981/1982 Sat 19 Sep Man. Utd. 1 - 0 Swansea City First Division
1937/1938 Sat 16 Apr Swansea Tn. 2 - 2 Man. Utd. Second Division

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Recent respective form guides

Swansea City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Swans in those games, with 7 conceded.

The Red Devils have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Red Devils, and 6 goals against.

Swansea City's 23 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Manchester United are leading the way in the Barclays Premier League, with their 17 games giving them a return of 42 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Swansea City 6 3 1 2 9 6 10
Manchester United 6 5 0 1 14 8 15

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Swans are in quite good form at home, but the FootyMad team thinks on this occasion, Manchester United will prove too strong and win this game comfortably. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Swansea City 4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Manchester United 23 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 29 outings ago.

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